"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.